Emma Stone reveals her stage name (Instagram and Imdb)
Emma Stone has had a stellar career as an actor so far. She starred in some of the best films of 2010 and became a household name for her role. Gwen Stacy V Amazing Spider-Man Movies. Although many people may not know that Emma is not actually her real name, it is actually Emily. She changed her name when she started acting professionally, and she had a special reason for choosing that name for herself.
How the Spice Girls influenced Emma Stone’s decision to change her stage name
Emma Stone faced a difficult dilemma when she started her career in the industry. By registering with the Screen Actors Guild of America, which is a requirement for any working actor in the country, Easily the actor discovered that her real name had already been taken. Her real name was Emily Stone, and there was already another actress registered with the guild with the same name.
Since the guild doesn’t register two actors with the same name, she had to change it. Ultimately her love for Spice girlsespecially Baby Spice, aka Emma Bunton, made her decide on her current name.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy FallonEmma said: “So I was super blonde growing up and my real name is Emily, but I wanted to be called Emma because of Baby Spice and you know what? Now I’m ready, so it’s really a mess.”
Emma Stone took the Buzzfeed Spice Girls test and got unexpected results
In the same segment of the interview, Jimmy Fallon forced the La La Land star to take a photo. Buzzfeed quiz to determine which Spice Girls member she is. The result was completely different from what they both expected.
Expecting to be voted as her favorite Spice Girls member, Baby Spice (Emma Bunton), the Bad Things actress was voted Posh Spice instead.
Although this is not so bad either, because Posh Spice is none other than Victoria Beckham who is now a famous fashion designer and, of course, the wife of a former star football player David Beckham. So it was still a win for Emma as she gained another legend as a member of the Spice Girls.